Clear-vision and glaroscope attachment for wind-shields



v M. H-AMBURGER. 5 CLEAR VISIONA'NDYGL'AROSCOPE ATTACHMENT ogjwfimo SHIELDS APPLICATION flL-ED NOV. 1. 151's. I 17,304,766. "Patented May 27', 1919.

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MARK. HAMBURG-ER, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

CLEAR-VISION Ann eminoscorn nrreonmnnr m. WIND-SHIELDS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 7, 1918 Serial No. 261,524.

To all whom it may concern:

Be. it known that I, MARK HAMBURGER, a

I 1 citizen of the United States, and resident of Baltimore, Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clear- Vision and Glaroscope' Attachments for Wind-Shields, of which the following is a specification.

My present ments .in attachments for wind-shields of motor vehicles.

aimed to thus enabling it to Y In" devising my present invention I have provide a simple and economical device which ma be readily applied to the ordinary wind-s ield to exclude the rain enable him to have a clear vision in rainy ather.

. have also which will serve to soften the action of, the in driving in bright sunny weather, and which may be used as a; glare preventiveart night.

A further object is toprovide an attachment of such form that it may be folded or assembled in compact space for shipping,' be handled conveniently as a mail order article.-. I

With these and other objects in view the invention includes the novel features of construction and arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described, my invention being defined by the appended claims.

An embodiment of said I trated in the accompanying drawings in Figure 11 is a front elevation.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the upper wind shield swung outwardly and the attachment in place. P

Fig. 3 is a similar view with the upper *wind shield pane swung back into vertical position.

Fig. 4 wind shield with overlapping panes or sections.

' Fig. 5 is a front view of the folded attachment ready for packing. I

Referring by reference characters to th s drawing the numeral 1 designates an ordinary clear vision wind-shield having a lower glass. 1 and upper glass 1 2 designates a glass pane designed to be applied to the wind shield directly in front of thB dIIVGI and to normally inclineforwardly .in such position as to give the driver a clear vision invention relates to improveclamps aimed to provide a device slipped into place.

invention is illus-.

shows the attachment applied to a the glass 2 may. befolded fiat glare of head beneath the v lower edge of the glass pane shield pane 1 To support the protecting pane 2from the Wind-shield I provide a metal frame 3 preferably stamped from sheet metal and of substantially inverted U-shape inform, the depending legs 3* of which frame are provided with spring clamps 4 designed to engage the back side of the wind-shield pane-1*.

These lower ends riveted to the depending legs 3, as indicated at.4 and having angular bends Patented May'27, 1919.

are simply springarms having their l -designed to abut against the lower edge of the pane 1? to limittli'e' upward movement. The arms are curvedou-twardly or backwardly at their upper ends, so that by swinging the upper wind shield outwardly as in Fig. 2 the attachment may be readily On again swinging the upper pane back into alinement with the lower .pane, as in Fig.- 3, the angular bends 0rshoulders 4* will rest on the upper ed 'e of the lower pane and thus hold the 'attac iment in position.

In someclasses of wind shields the upper wind shield pane overlaps the lower pane and to hold the attachment in position ,in' such cases I provide the arms 4 with lugs 4 for resting upon the upper edge of the lower pane, when the upper pane is in overlapping position.

The portionor face of the frame 3 which lies against the wind shield glass is preferably provided with a facing .5 of felt or other soft material to prevent scratching the glass and assisting in holdin the device against slippin laterally and soto make a weather proof joint. The glass pane 2 is held at its side members members 6 provided forming grooves or channels into which the glass is slipped, andprovided with lugs-,6 serving as stops for the glass. The. side members 6 are connected by oifset hinges 7 to-the upper corners ,of the frame 3 -so that against the frame 3 for convenience in packing and also to bring the protecting pane 2 flat against the pane 1- to protect the eyes from the lights at night or against the direct rays of the sun when driving toward it when it is low in the The protect ng pane is normally held vto fold either inwardly or outwardly.

' The side members 6 are provided with downwardly struck or depending I lugs or projectionsa against which the inner faces 1 of the edges of the side plates abut, and said side plates are locked or retained in this position by spring tongues 6 carried near the outer ends of the arms 6 which overlie the outer faces of the side plates and have'inwardly turned portions entering recesses or openings. 6 in the side plates, whereby the arms 6 and glass pane carried thereby are locked in the inclined position. It will thus be, seen that the side plates may be swung inwardly against the frame 3 and the arms '6 and pane carried thereby folded down fiat upon the side plates, pro- 'ducing a flat compact package for shipping and conversely, when the device is in place upon a wind-shield the side plates may be swung outwardly and the arms 6 and glass folded down against the wind-shield to enable the coloredglass to protect the eyes of the driver from the glare of headlights. The side plates'serve also-to prevent rain and snow from driving in behind/the protecting pane at the sides.

The horizontal portion of the frame 3 is provided with an overturned edge or portion which overhangs the upper edge of the glass and prevents rain from driving in at the joint at the upper edge thereof.

i It will be understood that while I have referred to my invention as designed more specifically for attachments to the windshieldsof motor vehicles it is, ofscourse,

not limited to this particular use 2. fIn combination a supporting frame,

means for detachably securing the same to a wind shield, a pair of arms" hinged thereto, a sheet of transparent material carried'bysaid arms, a pair of triangular plates hinged to the sides of said main frame, stops carried by the arms for contacting with the inner faces of said plates and spring catches carried by said arms for engaging the outer faces of the side plates and locking the arms thereto. g 3. In combination a supporting frame, withmeans for clamping the same against a wind shield pane, a supplemental pane hinged thereto at the upper edge, means for holdingsaid supplemental pane at an angle to the supporting frame, said supporting frame having a part overhanging the upper edge of the supplemental pane.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

MARK HAMBURGER.

but is ap- 'plicable to the windowpane of anymoving' 

